Europe · Beach travel

Best time to visit Nice

Late May, Mid Jun–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.6°C, with 0.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Nice
Photo: Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Nice season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 12.7)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 6.5)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 2.5)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 14.4)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 23.2)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 17.7)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 22.3)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 45.3)Late Mar: Okay (season score 49.0)Early Apr: Good (season score 57.7)Mid Apr: Good (season score 62.8)Late Apr: Good (season score 67.8)Early May: Great (season score 73.4)Mid May: Great (season score 80.3)Late May: Best (season score 88.4)Early Jun: Great (season score 85.2)Mid Jun: Best (season score 89.3)Late Jun: Best (season score 95.1)Early Jul: Best (season score 97.5)Mid Jul: Best (season score 94.6)Late Jul: Best (season score 90.9)Early Aug: Best (season score 87.7)Mid Aug: Best (season score 88.6)Late Aug: Best (season score 91.3)Early Sep: Best (season score 89.4)Mid Sep: Best (season score 86.3)Late Sep: Best (season score 86.1)Early Oct: Great (season score 81.2)Mid Oct: Great (season score 72.1)Late Oct: Good (season score 63.7)Early Nov: Okay (season score 54.2)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 40.6)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 22.9)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 16.6)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 17.3)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 14.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Events & natural phenomena

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid13.5°C1.958.1%
FebruaryOff-season13.9°C1.655.7%
MarchFair15.6°C1.751.8%
AprilGood17.8°C1.953.8%
MayGreat21.3°C1.651.3%
JuneBest25.3°C1.139.9%
JulyBest27.9°C0.529.3%
AugustBest28.2°C0.832.1%
SeptemberBest25.2°C1.441.7%
OctoberGreat21.5°C2.051.9%
NovemberFair17.3°C2.657.5%
DecemberOff-season14.3°C2.157.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: COTE D AZUR(7 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.